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When he got home, he found Father Barham sitting in
his library. An accident had lately happened
at Father Barham’s own establishment. The
wind had blown the roof off his cottage; and Roger
Carbury, though his affection for the priest was waning,
had offered him shelter while the damage was being
repaired. Shelter at Carbury Manor was very much
more comfortable than the priest’s own establishment,
even with the roof on, and Father Barham was in clover.
Father Barham was reading his own favourite newspaper,
‘The Surplice,’ when Roger entered the
room. ‘Have you seen this, Mr Carbury?’
he said.

’What’s this? I am not likely to
have seen anything that belongs peculiarly to “The
Surplice."’